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In episode 800 of Syntax, Scott and Wes sit down with John Resig, the creator of jQuery, to discuss the current state of React and TypeScript. They dive into the evolution of frontend frameworks, the challenges of server-side rendering, and the tech stack at Khan Academy.
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:32 What is jQuery? 05:31 Did you anticipate the success jQuery had? 07:16 allow-discrete, @starting-style. Install Nothing: App UIs With Native Browser APIs - Scott Tolinski. 07:54 Building the community around jQuery. 11:16 jQuery plugins. 13:00 Did you ever make money from jQuery? 16:13 What is your role at Khan Academy. 17:58 What is the tech stack at Khan Academy? 21:56 Why do you want to change your CSS and JS framework? 24:03 TypeScript vs Flow. 25:25 GraphQL federation. 28:08 What was your frontend framework journey? 30:23 Is there any part of React you wish would improve? 32:37 Reservations using React Router. 33:14 Khan Academy web platform vs native platform. 35:21 What do you use for state management? 38:48 What’s harder than it should be on the web today? Kilian’s Question On X. Polypane.app. 42:46 Opinions on JavaScript Sprinkles. 44:04 What’s with the $ sign in jQuery? 45:29 The challenges of having your name in such a widely used software. 51:06 Challenges with server-side rendering in React. 52:42 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. 54:48 What are the performance issues associated with internationalization? 56:57 Back to Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks John: Biome, Remix, Lingui. Shameless Plugs John: Khan Academy. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
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